CMA Awards: The Band Perry and Lady Antebellum

Watch The Band Perry's performance of "All Your Life" from last week's CMA Awards.  We loved the vintage-inspired set!



The Band Perry had a great night, winning Song of the Year, Single of the Year, and New Artist of the Year! Much deserved successes!



Lady Antebellum won Vocal Group of the Year.  View other winners on www.cmt.com

Lady Antebellum: Own the Night

Lady Antebellum's latest CD, Own the Night, was just released last Tuesday.  The first single, Just a Kiss, is already a hit...you can see the video below.  Love is clearly the theme of many of the songs on Own the Night.   My first impression was that the album is lacking in diversity of subject matter.  After the second listen, the songs grew on me.   I'm am not yet sure if I will like Own the Night as much as Need You Now, but it will be in frequent rotation in my CD player.  The overall sound is country enough to appeal to country audiences, but contemporary enough to appeal to non-country listeners.  Lady A has found a balance between the country and pop worlds and developed a harmony that is uniquely their own. Lady Antebellum has solidified its place in the music world, and it is one of my favorite country groups.

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For a more in depth look at Lady Antebellum's rise to success, watch GAC's Backstory: Lady Antebellum. Schedule: September 22, 2011 8:00 PM ET, September 23, 2011 12:00 AM ET, September 23, 2011 5:00 PM ET, September 25, 2011 7:00 PM ET.

I always enjoy watching Lady Antebellum's Lady Hazed segments on their website ladyantebellum.com.   They have created several humorous parodies of popular country songs, including Easton Corbin's A Little More Country Than That. Blake Shelton's It's All About Tonight, and Jason Aldean's Dirt Road Anthem.  One of my favorites is their spin on Lee Brice's Love Like Crazy: